Birds from family of duck left a considerable mark in human mythology - for many tribes they were totemic animals, such gods as Zeus and Brakhma turned into them, Slavic Dazhdbog went in the boat harnessed by swans. Also the legend that the history of Rome would come to the end in several centuries after its basis if not the geese who saved it from enemies is popular.
Instruction
1. At the beginning of the 4th century BC the mighty tribe of senon was distinguished from the Gallic people. Under leadership of the leader Brenna send senona to Northern Italy and founded Seong Gallik's city on the Adriatic coast. Senona tried to expand the possession on the Appeninsky peninsula, besides they preferred nomadic life of settled and were happy with campaigns and wars therefore they constantly attacked the nearby cities.
2. Senona controlled the increasing territories and at last reached lands to which influence of Rome extended. The conflict between Rome and Gallic tribe began after senona camped near the city Kluzy who had the contract on mutual aid with Rome. The Roman ambassadors tried to settle a question peacefully, but Brenna said that strong the divine right to enslave weak is granted.
3. Soon Gauls attacked Kluzy, one of the Roman ambassadors who killed the notable Gaul participated in battle at walls of the city, it was noticed Transitory. He was angered as he accepted the Roman ambassadors with all honors, and those entered with him fight. Senona decided to go war on Rome.
4. On the Alliya River the Roman and Gallic troops met, Brenna inflicted over Romans defeat and continued the movement towards Rome which could not be protected. Thus, the city was taken in 390 BC. Only the handful of defenders managed to take cover on Capitol Hill.
5. Gauls besieged the hill several months, but could not occupy it in any way. Once one of Gallic military leaders noticed the trampled-down grass on one of hill slopes, in this place the Roman messengers trying to collect a militia from neighboring lands went down from the hill. Gauls decided that if Romans can climb up a steep slope, then and they can make it. For occupation of the hill it was decided to carry out a secret night sortie.
6. Having climbed up the hill, Gauls saw that tired hungry policemen sleep, and were going to destroy all defenders of the Capitol quickly. But at this moment the sacred geese from Juno's temple lifted terrible hubbub, Romans woke up and reflected the attack. Especially Mark Manly whose feats are imprinted on the Roman bas-reliefs became famous in this fight.
7. Soon Rima Mark Fury Kamil appointed the dictator with a numerous militia approached the city, it managed to banish Gauls from the city.
8. According to one of versions the geese made noise not because guessed enemies and because one of the Roman policemen, despite the strict ban, decided to regale on a sacred goose just at the time of the attack of Gauls.